Republicans would get more of the blame for a government shutdown, according to a new CNN/ORC poll released Monday.
The survey, conducted Friday through Sunday, found 46 percent would blame Republicans while 36 percent would blame President Barack Obama. Thirteen percent blame both sides. Unless Congress and Obama agree on a spending plan by midnight, parts of the government will begn shutting down.
The House of Representatives, run by Republicans, passed Sunday a plan to keep the government open, but the Democratic-led Senate is expected to reject it later Monday.
Obama gets some of the blame--people were split on whether he's acted like a responsible leader or a "spoiled child" during the budget debate. But 69 percent thought Republicans have acted like spoiled children.
The House budget bill delays implementation of the 2010 health care law -- 60 percent said it was more important to avoid a shutdown than change the health care law at the moment.
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